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2026
August
13,
2026
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07:00 AM
America/Chicago
Gregory M. Goodwin, T.J. Matthes, and Tracy Spradlin will receive this year’s Lon O. Hocker Awards for their commendable work as trial lawyers.
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August
10,
2026
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Paul L. Brusati, Andrew J. Clarke, and Robert Schaeffer were honored with the 2026 Hon. David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award for their exceptional appellate work.
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August
07,
2026
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13:54 PM
America/Chicago
At its summer meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Missouri Bar Foundation approved four grants to help support law-related projects, including a mock congressional hearing competition for high-school students, scholarships for frontline personnel …
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August
06,
2026
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11:39 AM
America/Chicago
Hon. Charles E. Atwell, Hon. Don E. Burrell Jr., and Hon. Anthony Rex Gabbert will be recognized for their contributions toward increasing the quality of justice.
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August
03,
2026
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09:56 AM
America/Chicago
For their exceptional professionalism as Missouri lawyers, Hon. Bill Corrigan and David L. Steelman will receive the 2026 Missouri Bar Foundation Purcell Professionalism Award.
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March
02,
2026
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
The Missouri Bar Foundation is seeking nominations for the Purcell Professionalism and Spurgeon Smithson awards. Nominate exceptional lawyers you think should be recognized by May 22. Named after 1968-69 Missouri Bar President …
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January
14,
2026
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07:06 AM
America/Chicago
Submit nominations by Feb. 15, 2026, for the David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy, Lon O. Hocker awards
The Missouri Bar Foundation is seeking nominations for the David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy and the Lon O. Hocker awards. Nominate the individuals you think deserve these prestigious awards by Feb. 15. The David J. Dixon Appellate …
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2025
November
21,
2025
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09:32 AM
America/Chicago
As a charitable, nonprofit partner to The Missouri Bar, the Missouri Bar Foundation seeks to advance the administration of justice, elevate the legal profession, foster public appreciation of the rule of law, and further our …
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August
28,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
For their exceptional professionalism as Missouri lawyers, John W. Grimm and Anne Sallee Mason will receive this year’s Purcell Professionalism Award. Named after former Missouri Bar President Martin J. Purcell, the Purcell Professionalism …
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August
25,
2025
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09:28 AM
America/Chicago
Andrew J. Crane, Christine Lesicko, and Renee Suddy will receive this year’s Missouri Bar Foundation David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Awards. The David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in appellate practice …
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August
18,
2025
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07:32 AM
America/Chicago
Kaitlynn M. Donnelly, Bryan Mathews, and John P. Schlesinger will receive this year’s Lon O. Hocker Awards for their commendable work as trial lawyers. The Missouri Bar Foundation awards the Lon O. Hocker Award to three trial lawyers under the …
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August
14,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Mary Fox, Barbara Glesner Fines, and Hon. Sherri B. Sullivan will be recognized for their contributions toward increasing the quality of justice. Established in 1976, The Missouri Bar Foundation Spurgeon Smithson Awards recognize judges, law …
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May
28,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Heidi Doerhoff Vollet is president of The Missouri Bar Foundation and partner at Cook Vetter Doerhoff & Landwehr PC in Jefferson City.
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March
03,
2025
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09:49 AM
America/Chicago
The Missouri Bar Foundation is seeking nominations for the Purcell Professionalism and Spurgeon Smithson awards. Nominate exceptional lawyers you think should be recognized by May 22. Named after 1968-69 Missouri Bar President Martin J. …
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January
13,
2025
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15:18 PM
America/Chicago
The Missouri Bar Foundation is seeking nominations for the David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy and the Lon O. Hocker awards. Nominate the individuals you think deserve these prestigious awards by Feb. 15. The David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy …
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2024
December
03,
2024
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11:15 AM
America/Chicago
As a charitable, nonprofit partner to The Missouri Bar, The Missouri Bar Foundation seeks to advance the administration of justice, elevate the legal profession, foster public appreciation of the rule of law, and further our constitutional form of …
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August
21,
2024
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08:49 AM
America/Chicago
Tristin M. Estep, Elizabeth Kiesewetter Fax, and Hon. Abbie Rothermich will receive this year’s Lon O. Hocker Awards for their commendable work as trial lawyers.The Missouri Bar Foundation awards the Lon O. Hocker Award to three trial …
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August
12,
2024
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11:24 AM
America/Chicago
For their exceptional professionalism as Missouri lawyers, Debbie S. Champion and Dorothy L. White-Coleman will receive this year’s Purcell Professionalism Award.Named after former Missouri Bar President Martin J. Purcell, the Purcell …
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August
05,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Chicago
Hon. Gayle L. Crane, Louis C. DeFeo Jr., and Mary Kathryn O’Malley will be recognized for their contributions toward increasing the quality of justice.Established in 1976, The Missouri Bar Foundation Spurgeon Smithson …
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July
03,
2024
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08:57 AM
America/Chicago
Here’s what you need to know about applying for grants The Missouri Bar Foundation Board of Trustees accepts grant proposals throughout the year until Aug. 3. Funding decisions will be made at the January 2025 meeting of the Board of Trustees. …
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January
24,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
The Missouri Bar Foundation is a charitable, nonprofit partner to The Missouri Bar that supports bar members and their families and furthers law-related education across the state. The foundation is made possible through generous donations. …
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January
11,
2024
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10:07 AM
America/Chicago
The Missouri Bar Foundation is a charitable, nonprofit partner to The Missouri Bar that supports bar members and their families and furthers the law-related education across the state. The foundation is made possible through generous …
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2023
September
05,
2023
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10:35 AM
America/Chicago
The Missouri Bar Foundation has named Hon. Patricia Breckenridge, Hon. George W. Draper III, and Paul N. Venker this year’s Spurgeon Smithson Award recipients for their contributions toward increasing the quality of the administration of justice. …
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August
29,
2023
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16:19 PM
America/Chicago
Earlier this year, the Missouri Bar Foundation Board of Trustees approved four grants to help legal organizations provide expanded civic education resources, lawyer well-being opportunities, statewide training for Legal Aid lawyers, and a handbook …
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August
29,
2023
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11:37 AM
America/Chicago
Named after 1968-69 Missouri Bar President Martin J. Purcell, the Purcell Professionalism Award recognizes Missouri lawyers who have shown a high standard of competency, integrity, and civility in professional and civic activities. Each year, The …
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August
22,
2023
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15:54 PM
America/Chicago
Katharine P. Curry, Michael T. Raupp, and Alexandria Shah have been named the 2023 recipients of the David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award. The award was created by The Missouri Bar Foundation to recognize outstanding achievement in appellate …
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August
16,
2023
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09:12 AM
America/Chicago
Jessica Caldera, Craig Schlapprizzi, and David Wiegert will be presented this year’s Lon O. Hocker Awards for their commendable work as trial lawyers. The Missouri Bar Foundation awards the Lon O. Hocker Trial Lawyer Award to three trial …
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August
08,
2023
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Dr. Isaac Amon has been named the 2023 W. Oliver Rasch Award for his in-depth article, “The enduring lesson of John Lilburne's saga: Self-incrimination in the criminal justice system” in the January/February 2022 Journal of The Missouri Bar. Amon …
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June
16,
2023
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09:20 AM
America/Chicago
The Missouri Bar Foundation Board of Trustees accepts grant proposals throughout the year until the deadline on Aug. 3. Funding decisions will be made at the January 2024 meeting of the Board of Trustees. Applications received after Aug. 3, 2023 …
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June
05,
2023
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09:30 AM
America/Chicago
The Missouri Bar Foundation represents the heart of what we can do as lawyers.
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